December 26th Daily Planner (Look Ahead to the New Year)
You should absolutely take some time for yourself this Christmas week. If you are, however, excited to look ahead to the new year, our December 26th daily planner is a great resource for a day of planning, productivity, and some self-care at the end of it all.
The planner is available as a printable for you to print out and plan your day accordingly. Use it as and when you need it, or to structure your day in a week that’s notorious for a lack of structure.
Get the December 26th Daily Planner Printable here.
Good Morning Positivity Ideas
Wake-Up Song: “Kingdom Dance” from Tangled.
Fill-in-the-Blank Positive Thought: Something I’ve loved about December is…
Holiday-Themed Song: “The Holiday Season (Happy Holiday)” Andy Williams.
Find our December playlists, including a Christmas songs playlist and printable here.
What to Make for Food
Breakfast: Spinach frittata with sun-dried tomatoes.
Lunch: Chicken Caesar salad wrap.
Dinner: Sliders with fries or sweet potato fries.
For more food ideas, see our December food idea printables here.
Holiday-Themed Ideas
Holiday Prep Idea: Take a self-care day to recharge.
Holiday Movie Idea: Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001).
December Bucket List Idea: Have a winter-themed potluck or brunch with friends/family.
It’s not too late to do some of these activities from the December bucket list (including a photo bucket list).
Journaling Ideas
Morning Journaling Prompt: One thing you’d like to do before the year ends.
Evening Journaling Prompt: Experiences from the past year you’re grateful for.
Gratitude for 2025 Journaling: One vivid memory from the year.
Self-Care Journaling: What you enjoyed about yesterday, no matter how simple.
All our December journaling prompts are available here.
Activities for the Day
Self-Care Idea: Look through happy photos on your phone.
Decluttering Idea: Toss/recycle gift packaging and wrapping paper left after opening gifts.
Trying Something New: Try a new special brunch recipe.
Doodling Idea: Bells.
Watercoloring Idea: Doormat with shoes.
Photo Idea: Scenic walk photo.
Conversation Topic
If you could pause time once in life, when and for how long. See more conversation ideas for the holidays here.
Act of Kindness
Cook brunch or treat someone to brunch today.
Get the December 26th Daily Planner Printable here.
Journaling Planner Day 26
Take a little time to write and be creative with the December day 26 creativity and journaling worksheet.
Morning: One thing you’d like to do before the year ends.
Fill-in-the-Blanks Positive Thoughts Journaling: Something I’ve loved about December is…
One-Word Journaling: Encouraging.
2025 Gratitude: One vivid memory from the year.
‘What I Did’ This Year: Decisions you made this year, big and small.
Set Intentions: Daily routines (10-30min) that can support the goals you set.
Self-Care: What you enjoyed about yesterday, no matter how simple.
Evening Journaling: Experiences from the past year you’re grateful for.
Doodle Idea: Bells.
Watercolor idea: Doormat with shoes.
Get the Journaling Planner Day 26 Printable here.
For more journaling ideas, see our December journaling collection.
Next up: December 27th planner.
You can also get some ideas from our December 25th planner here. We hope you have a very merry Christmas, and continue to enjoy Christmas week. We’ll be sharing plenty of feel-good and inspiring calendars and resources for the new year, so stay tuned!
